WP YouTube Lyte
by Frank Goossens · Privacy & Consent
High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gdpr”, “lazy load” and “performance” for “youtube video”, “slow” and “playlist”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “youtube video” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lazy load” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slow” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “playlist” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 69 average across 915 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 206 reviews, smoothed to 4.66★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube your tag | #5 | #4 | up 1 |
| ab audio | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| youtube video | #8 | #7 | up 1 |
| slow | #13 | #11 | down 2 |
| wordpress youtube | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| youtube wordpress | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| youtube plugin | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| sidebar youtube video | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| playlist | #15 | #11 | 0 |
| youtube playlist | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| high performance | #20 | #16 | up 1 |
| post related youtube video | #10 | #8 | up 1 |
| video playlist | #24 | #10 | 0 |
| youtube video feed | #12 | #11 | down 1 |
| youtube video player | #12 | #7 | up 3 |
| youtube mobile video | #13 | #11 | 0 |
| responsive youtube video | #13 | #9 | up 1 |
| wordpress youtube video player | #13 | #8 | 0 |
| youtube embed video | #15 | #11 | down 3 |
| embed youtube video | #16 | #12 | down 1 |
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lazy load your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
134 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 110 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gdpr”, “lazy load” and “performance” for “youtube video”, “slow” and “playlist”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “youtube video” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lazy load” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slow” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “playlist” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 35.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.7.32 · 20 Aug 2026
100
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 5.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 3 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nichu429mo ago
Exactly what I needed: Shield visitors from Google’s hungry eyes and only open a connection after getting consent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Makabe1.5y ago
The best plugin for loading YouTube image previews, which significantly speeds up the page loading time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LunaGraphica2.2y ago
Use YouTube Playlist Player instead
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bike Gremlin2.3y ago
Easy to use, stable, fast, and does what it says it does. I’ve been using it for about two years now if memory serves me. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Bike Gremlin. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Bike Gremlin. This topic was modified 11 months, 2 weeks ago by Bike Gremlin. Reason: Fixed upon update - quickly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hmijail2.6y ago
It’s cool how it does a lot but hides all the complexity. Just great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An2.7y ago
Very nice idea and it works well. Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnoros2.7y ago
Hi, This plugin will not make your site gdpr compliant when using youtube videos. simply install add a video to your site and then do a test on cookiebot.com Dissappointing. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by johnoros.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ myungho2.8y ago
After upgrading to PHP 8.3 I see an Deprecated error message regarding WP YouTube Lyte. Is it possible to look into this issue? Thank you very much. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by myungho.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.30 avoid error logging when both description and title are not set improve shortcode output sanitization to prevent possible Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting as reported by Muhammad Yudha tested with WordPress 7.0 1.7.30
- — Version 1.7.29 updated “tested up to” string to confirm LYTE is still alive misc. small improvements, see Github log for an overview 1.7.29
- — Version 1.7.28 add alt attribute to thumbnail image in the noscript tag (hat tip Ov3rfly) fix for bedrock-autoloader compat regression (thx Gerwin) 1.7.28
- — Version 1.7.27 fix for the _load_textdomain_just_in_time notice fix for youtube URL in text getting replaced if the same URL is already replaced correctly, kudo’s to Nic Jansma! 1.7.27
- — Version 1.7.26 fix the figcaption regression 1.7.26
- — Version 1.7.25 fix for regression that saw youtu.be links in WordPress blocks break. 1.7.25
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.32). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 YouTube Lyte <= 1.7.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-25 CVE-2026-96895 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.30 Patched in 1.7.31
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP YouTube Lyte <= 1.7.29 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via lyte Shortcode ↗2026-04-15 CVE-2026-3299 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.29 Patched in 1.7.30
- 2021-05-03 CVE-2021-24419 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7.16 Patched in 1.7.16
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 67 languages, 13 at 90% or more
Plus 43 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer op..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 21 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 21 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,339 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2077 days in tier
- 2020-11-01 20K+ → 30K+ up after 611 days in tier
- 2019-03-01 10K+ → 20K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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